Участник:Krassotkin/Twitter, Facebook and Google remove accounts spreading misinformation about Hong Kong protests

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Big tech companies Twitter, Facebook and Google have removed from their social networks accounts that are coordinating dissemination of Hong Kong protests.

A Twitter message said the company had removed 936 accounts. In a blog post, she claims that the accounts in question are based in China. He added: "Generally, these accounts have deliberately and specifically sought to provoke political differences in Hong Kong, including undermining the legitimacy and political positions of the protest movement there. Based on our extensive research, we have obtained credible evidence to support the thesis that this is a coordinated, state-operated operation. Specifically, we identified large groups of accounts that act in a coordinated manner to distribute protest messages in Hong Kong ... Since Twitter was blocked in China, many of these accounts were accessed through VPNs. However, some accessed it from specific non-blocked IP addresses in China. The accounts we share with you are the most active parts of this campaign. A larger, spammy network of about 200,000 accounts - many of them created after our initial lockouts - was preventively blocked before more accounts were active. "

Twitter has posted a list of the accounts in question. Researchers have begun their study. One of them, Rene DiResta, writes: "Some of these accounts have switched tools and languages, usually after long pauses ... This suggests that at least some of the old accounts with many followers have been bought or leased ... Unlike the 'Russian rules', however, these are not carefully nurtured and well-developed personal accounts that constantly publish material or establish relationships with influencers. "

Facebook reports have been warned by Twitter. After the warning, they removed "seven pages, three groups and five Facebook accounts". Nathaniel Glacier, head of Facebook's cybersecurity policy, said: "They have often published information on local political news and on issues that include topics such as ongoing protests in Hong Kong ... Although the people behind these activities have tried to disguise their real identity, our study found links to individuals associated with the Chinese government. "They also added that one of the pages was followed by about 15,500 accounts, and about 2,200 were in at least one of the groups.

Google has announced that it has closed 210 YouTube channels, which were part of a coordinated effort to publish material on ongoing protests in Hong Kong. They do not indicate whether the Chinese government is behind them, or the motivation behind the closed channels. However, they claim that "the identification of these channels is consistent with recent observations and actions related to China, reported by Facebook and Twitter.

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